Van Hool

In bankruptcy Public limited companyfounded 1954Bernard Van Hoolstraat 58, 2500 LierKBO/BCE: BE 0404.060.032 subsidiary of Immoroc

Van Hool

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Overview

Information for creditors

Enterprise Court of Antwerp, Mechelen division · Official Gazette of 12-04-2024

Appeal or third-party opposition 27-04-2024Filing the claim in RegSol 08-05-2024First verification report 03-06-2024Late claim 08-04-2025

Trustees: Kris Van den Berghen, Jeroen Pinoy, Elke Van Weerdt, Philippe Van der Heyden. The judgment is more than a year old. A claim can no longer be filed, not even late. The trustee knows whether anything will still be paid out.

Lifetime

17 annual accounts with figures on one time axis, 45 filings since 1977

Compare with

peak €714.3m (2019)

€490.6m▲ 89.4%

lowest -€63.3m (2021)

-€18.5m▲ €44.9m

peak €160.9m (2017)

€22.6m▼ 37.3%

€413.8m▲ 20.2%

peak 4,135.9 FTE (2006)

2,535.8 FTE▼ 8.2%

Board11 names since 2017

7 directorsFiVH Management BV and 6 others

Owners2 names in the annual accounts

99.25%Immoroc

Documentsfilings and deeds

13-07-202318 days before the deadline

2022financial year

Turnover from €259.0m to €490.6mLoss of €18.5mStaff from 2,763.6 FTE to 2,535.8 FTE3 directors reappointed, 1 statutory auditor reappointed 06-07Equity from €36.1m to €22.6mDebts from €344.2m to €413.8m

Key points

from the 2022 annual accounts, the last ones filed

Equity

€22.6m from €160.9m in 2017

Equity fell by 86% in 5 years.

Losses

-€143.2m in five years

Every financial year from 2018 to 2022 closed with a loss. 2021 was the heaviest.

Debts

€413.8m 92% of the balance sheet

Financial debts 49%Suppliers 27%Taxes and wages 10%Other 14%

€228.2m of the debts are secured on the company's own assets. In 2021 that was €211.1m. The annual accounts state €22.2m of overdue social security (RSZ) debts on 31-12-2022.

Staff

2,535.8 FTE from 4,135.9 in 2006

Between 2006 and 2022, 39% of the full-time equivalents disappeared.

Final months

20 days from reorganisation to bankruptcy

19-03-2024 reorganisation opened
08-04-2024 declared bankrupt
12-04-2024 published in the Official Gazette

No annual accounts were filed for 2023.

At the same address

3 VDL companies

VDL Defentec Belgium seat since 14-07-2026
VDL Bus Koningshooikt seat since 02-05-2024
VDL Parts Belgium seat since 02-05-2024

VDL Bus Koningshooikt and VDL Parts Belgium came to this address 24 days after the ruling.

No scoreStandalone figures, without subsidiaries

Board and ownership

PETER RAMAUT BV

Director

CLEMENT DE MEERSMAN

Director

FiVH Management BV

Director, Filip Van Hool

Frank Van Hool

Director

Jan Van Hool

Director

Ernst et Young Reviseurs d'Entreprises

Auditor, Daniel Wuyts

and 1 other

Immoroc 99.25%bankrupt since 08-04-2024equity €53.6m (2022) · 2022 annual accounts of Immoroc

Shares in 7 companies, including Van Hool France SAS and Van Hool Nederland BV

Board & ownership

Recent changes

14-07-2026

VDL Defentec Belgium at this address

13-05-2025

Internal security service licence withdrawn Decision of 13-05-2025, published on 19-05-2025

02-05-2024

VDL Bus Koningshooikt and VDL Parts Belgium at this address

12-04-2024

Bankruptcy published Enterprise Court of Antwerp, Mechelen division · judgment of 08-04-2024 · Bankruptcy

All 103 events

Official details

Source: KBO

Status: In bankruptcydeclared bankrupt on 08-04-2024
Activity: Manufacture of motor vehiclesNACE 29100and 3 others
Joint committees: 111Metal, mechanical and electrical engineering
: 209White-collar workers in metal manufacturing · annual accounts 2022
Establishment units: 2.004.639.3152500 Lier, since 01-08-1954
: 2.004.639.2162500 Lier, since 01-12-1967
Financial year end: 31 December
Peppol: Not found in the Peppol Directory

Company details

Annual accounts 2022

: €490.6m▲ 89.4%
: €18.5m▼ 70.8%
: €22.6m▼ 37.3%
: €450.8m▲ 13.5%
Employeeson 31-12-2022: 2,589▼ 6.9%
Filing: Filed on 13-07-2023

Financials

Insights on Van Hool

Van Hool reached its highest turnover since 2006 in 2019: €714.3m. A year later it was €411.4m, and in 2021 still €259.0m.

Equity fell from €160.9m in 2017 to €22.6m in 2022, while debts rose from €238.6m to €413.8m.

On 19 March 2024 the court opened a judicial reorganisation. 20 days later came the bankruptcy. Parent company Immoroc went bankrupt the same day.

Sources: KBO register, filings at the National Bank, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Annual accounts 2022

full format, standalone accounts, filed on 13-07-2023, 18 days before the deadline

€490.6m

▲ 89.4%

-€15.1m

▲ €45.2m

-€4.3m

▲ €45.7m

-€7.7m

▲ €45.4m

5.0%

▼ 4.1 percentage points

1.35

▼ 0.28

The company also filed consolidated accounts, with the figures of the whole group.

Money flows

of every €100 of turnover, €3.77 was lost in 2022

Balance sheet

balance sheet total €450.8m on 31-12-2022

What the company ownsHow it is paid for

in €m

Position in the sector

Compare with sector

5.0%

Higher than 9% of 86 companies in 2022.

1.35

Higher than 47% of 87 companies in 2022.

-4.1%

Higher than 12% of 87 companies in 2022.

Van Hool Middle half of the sector 80% of the sector Full accounts in motor vehicles (NACE 29)

Net result: bottom quarter · Equity: top quarter · Balance sheet total: top quarter · Working capital: top quarter · Staff: top quarter

Staff

Men and women10% women

2,289.4 men and 246.4 women in full-time equivalents in 2022.

€50,758

Men €51,632, women €42,638 per full-time equivalent. Jobs differ, so this is not a pay gap.

-193 people

people who joined people who left

In 2022, 79 people joined and 272 left. Training hours in 2022: 75,401. Agency workers: 3.2 on average.

Filed annual accounts

as filed with the National Bank, click a year to choose it

Line	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Balance sheet: assets
`20/58`	450.8m	397.3m	448.2m	529.3m	489.9m	425.9m	442.2m	451.4m	449.2m	455.0m	418.9m	421.7m	420.0m	389.7m	420.1m	441.2m	428.6m
`20`	2.4m	3.3m	3.2m	2.1m	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
`21/28`	78.2m	66.3m	64.3m	61.8m	54.9m	50.3m	51.5m	55.2m	68.9m	72.2m	68.6m	67.6m	60.2m	60.2m	63.1m	64.2m	57.8m
`21`	32.1m	25.1m	21.0m	15.9m	8.2m	9.2m	11.3m	15.8m	20.2m	23.3m	17.5m	14.6m	7.4m	7.2m	7.3m	7.6m	5.8m
`22/27`	18.2m	17.5m	19.6m	22.1m	23.0m	17.5m	16.5m	16.8m	17.2m	17.3m	19.6m	20.7m	20.5m	20.7m	23.5m	24.3m	25.6m
`22`	4.9m	5.1m	5.4m	5.7m	6.1m	7.2m	7.8m	8.5m	9.2m	9.9m	10.8m	11.6m	12.4m	13.0m	13.7m	14.6m	14.4m
`23`	11.7m	11.9m	13.0m	14.2m	13.1m	9.1m	7.9m	7.3m	7.1m	6.0m	7.4m	7.9m	6.8m	6.4m	8.3m	8.2m	8.4m
`24`	858,936	500,527	1.0m	2.1m	2.5m	1.2m	777,558	709,086	831,292	1.2m	1.2m	1.0m	849,351	742,438	799,551	717,002	1.9m
`27`	809,023	-	141,212	123,905	1.3m	93,012	-	202,853	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
`28`	27.9m	23.7m	23.7m	23.7m	23.7m	23.7m	23.7m	22.7m	31.5m	31.5m	31.5m	32.3m	32.3m	32.3m	32.3m	32.3m	26.4m
`280/1`	11.1m	6.9m	6.9m	6.9m	6.9m	6.9m	6.9m	5.9m	14.7m	14.7m	14.7m	14.7m	14.7m	14.7m	14.7m	14.7m	8.8m
`280`	11.1m	6.9m	6.9m	6.9m	6.9m	6.9m	6.9m	5.9m	14.7m	14.7m	14.7m	14.7m	14.7m	14.7m	14.7m	14.7m	8.8m
`282/3`	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m
`282`	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m	16.8m
`284/8`	54,438	54,708	54,978	54,978	54,978	54,978	54,633	51,765	51,764	48,255	46,855	804,643	791,189	781,944	783,559	788,761	772,057
`284`	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592	18,592
`285/8`	35,846	36,116	36,386	36,386	36,386	36,386	36,041	33,173	33,172	29,663	28,262	786,051	772,597	763,352	764,967	770,169	753,465
`29/58`	370.2m	327.7m	380.7m	465.4m	435.0m	375.6m	390.8m	396.2m	380.3m	382.9m	350.3m	354.1m	359.9m	329.5m	357.0m	377.0m	370.7m
`29`	34.3m	31.2m	30.2m	36.7m	37.4m	35.7m	34.8m	26.5m	27.8m	25.5m	10.2m	7.7m	8.3m	11.1m	9.5m	9.4m	9.9m
`290`	2.0m	-	40,000	620,600	793,259	708,283	1.0m	27,578	152,031	82,075	579,333	168,498	866,046	1.5m	-	3,000	532,556
`291`	32.3m	31.2m	30.2m	36.0m	36.6m	35.0m	33.8m	26.5m	27.6m	25.4m	9.6m	7.5m	7.4m	9.7m	9.5m	9.4m	9.3m
`3`	154.8m	160.1m	174.2m	192.7m	209.9m	158.4m	152.7m	158.2m	168.7m	171.8m	165.6m	166.6m	174.1m	154.9m	160.2m	183.0m	182.7m
`30/36`	154.8m	160.1m	174.2m	192.7m	209.9m	158.4m	152.7m	158.2m	168.7m	171.8m	165.6m	166.6m	174.1m	154.9m	160.2m	183.0m	182.7m
`30/31`	96.4m	85.2m	80.1m	99.0m	103.9m	82.1m	77.9m	80.8m	85.5m	82.9m	78.2m	73.6m	74.9m	61.2m	72.0m	75.1m	86.0m
`32`	56.0m	46.4m	32.1m	86.6m	86.4m	64.2m	67.8m	75.4m	79.3m	82.6m	78.6m	81.4m	82.1m	72.8m	76.0m	100.5m	89.1m
`33`	1.5m	20.7m	56.3m	2.6m	14.4m	6.1m	904,500	509,695	1.8m	3.7m	5.7m	8.7m	15.2m	18.3m	10.6m	6.3m	5.9m
`34`	966,500	7.8m	5.6m	4.5m	5.1m	6.1m	6.1m	1.5m	2.2m	2.6m	3.1m	2.9m	1.9m	2.7m	1.6m	1.1m	1.7m
`40/41`	165.2m	129.2m	153.5m	189.1m	168.2m	160.6m	181.0m	182.4m	172.2m	175.0m	166.2m	167.0m	166.7m	157.2m	178.7m	173.3m	170.5m
`40`	82.3m	53.8m	78.2m	121.8m	101.2m	92.4m	112.4m	108.6m	105.2m	105.1m	91.3m	101.8m	103.4m	92.7m	112.6m	101.2m	98.2m
`41`	82.9m	75.4m	75.3m	67.3m	66.9m	68.2m	68.6m	73.7m	66.9m	69.9m	74.8m	65.2m	63.3m	64.5m	66.1m	72.2m	72.3m
`50/53`	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.4m	4.6m	6.9m	1.3m
`51/53`	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.4m	4.6m	6.9m	1.3m
`54/58`	4.5m	3.3m	20.0m	36.6m	4.5m	11.9m	14.6m	18.2m	1.0m	3.9m	3.9m	7.7m	7.3m	2.8m	2.4m	3.2m	4.4m
`490/1`	11.3m	3.9m	2.8m	10.3m	15.1m	8.9m	7.7m	10.9m	10.6m	6.7m	4.4m	5.0m	3.4m	1.1m	1.5m	1.2m	1.9m
Balance sheet: equity and liabilities
`10/49`	450.8m	397.3m	448.2m	529.3m	489.9m	425.9m	442.2m	451.4m	449.2m	455.0m	418.9m	421.7m	420.0m	389.7m	420.1m	441.2m	428.6m
`10/15`	22.6m	36.1m	99.4m	154.8m	160.1m	160.9m	154.4m	143.4m	148.0m	145.0m	144.4m	142.2m	142.9m	139.8m	141.5m	132.5m	117.9m
`10/11`	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m
`10`	25.0m	25.0m	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
`100`	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m	25.0m
`12`	5.0m	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
`13`	117.2m	117.2m	117.2m	117.2m	117.0m	116.9m	116.8m	116.7m	116.6m	116.5m	116.4m	116.2m	116.1m	116.0m	115.9m	106.3m	92.1m
`130/1`	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
`130`	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m	2.5m
`132`	2.0m	2.0m	2.0m	2.0m	1.9m	1.8m	1.7m	1.5m	1.4m	1.3m	1.2m	1.1m	984,257	858,380	736,630	613,001	494,451
`133`	112.7m	112.7m	112.7m	112.7m	112.7m	112.7m	112.7m	112.7m	112.7m	112.7m	112.7m	112.7m	112.7m	112.7m	112.7m	103.2m	89.2m
`14`	-124.6m	-106.1m	-42.8m	12.7m	18.0m	18.9m	12.5m	1.6m	6.3m	3.4m	2.9m	817,332	1.6m	-1.5m	98,628	560,962	122,184
`15`	-	-	-	-	66,226	70,466	74,976	80,623	90,302	102,872	115,832	129,160	143,092	316,082	491,654	668,769	629,777
`16`	14.5m	17.1m	20.7m	21.9m	25.0m	26.5m	29.9m	30.6m	22.6m	21.1m	21.9m	22.5m	24.8m	23.8m	24.1m	26.8m	30.6m
`160/5`	14.5m	17.1m	20.7m	21.9m	25.0m	26.5m	29.9m	30.6m	22.6m	21.1m	21.9m	22.5m	24.8m	23.7m	23.9m	26.6m	30.3m
`160`	3.3m	3.5m	5.0m	4.2m	4.7m	3.5m	4.0m	4.5m	4.7m	4.5m	4.4m	4.4m	4.3m	3.7m	2.9m	2.3m	2.3m
`162`	3.5m	4.7m	5.6m	7.1m	8.7m	10.1m	10.3m	9.9m	9.6m	9.5m	9.5m	9.5m	11.7m	11.0m	10.5m	10.4m	10.2m
`163`	2.6m	2.6m	2.6m	2.6m	2.5m	3.4m	4.6m	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
`164/5`	5.1m	6.3m	7.6m	7.9m	9.1m	9.4m	11.0m	16.2m	8.3m	7.1m	8.1m	8.7m	8.8m	8.9m	10.5m	13.9m	17.7m
`168`	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	81,072	162,143	243,215	324,286
`17/49`	413.8m	344.2m	328.0m	352.5m	304.8m	238.6m	258.0m	277.4m	278.6m	288.9m	252.6m	257.0m	252.3m	226.2m	254.6m	281.9m	280.1m
`17`	131.9m	133.2m	92.0m	92.0m	53.1m	59.0m	64.0m	68.0m	13.0m	16.9m	4.7m	3.1m	4.2m	377,419	2.8m	6.7m	11.5m
`170/4`	131.9m	133.2m	92.0m	92.0m	53.0m	59.0m	64.0m	68.0m	13.0m	16.9m	4.0m	3.1m	4.2m	375,919	2.8m	6.7m	11.0m
`172`	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19,005	111,492	220,569	375,919	531,270	686,621	841,972
`173`	131.9m	133.2m	92.0m	92.0m	53.0m	59.0m	64.0m	68.0m	13.0m	16.9m	4.0m	3.0m	4.0m	-	2.3m	6.0m	10.1m
`175`	-	1,577	22,230	25,676	24,327	36,994	29,195	9,389	44,219	63,205	698,162	-	-	-	-	-	-
`1750`	-	1,577	22,230	25,676	24,327	36,994	29,195	9,389	44,219	63,205	698,162	-	-	-	-	-	-
`178/9`	-	-	-	-	111,552	-	-	-	-	10,000	10,000	10,000	11,500	1,500	4,950	4,950	515,674
`42/48`	274.3m	200.6m	202.6m	249.9m	232.0m	169.5m	186.5m	203.1m	249.6m	267.9m	243.1m	246.8m	245.2m	223.6m	247.8m	267.0m	261.5m
`42`	26.3m	464,000	20.4m	-	6.0m	5.0m	4.0m	-	3.9m	3.9m	1.1m	1.1m	1.2m	2.5m	3.9m	4.2m	4.2m
`43`	70.0m	77.5m	70.0m	55.2m	6.6m	285,630	-	10.0m	64.4m	102.5m	77.8m	67.7m	93.9m	78.8m	90.2m	100.2m	69.3m
`430/8`	70.0m	77.5m	70.0m	55.2m	6.6m	285,630	-	10.0m	64.4m	102.5m	77.8m	67.7m	93.9m	78.8m	90.2m	100.2m	69.3m
`44`	113.5m	67.1m	61.5m	126.5m	135.4m	94.2m	123.9m	138.6m	117.6m	104.2m	93.6m	108.1m	91.7m	91.8m	88.0m	96.7m	119.7m
`440/4`	113.5m	67.1m	61.5m	126.5m	135.4m	94.2m	123.9m	138.6m	117.5m	104.2m	93.6m	107.9m	91.6m	91.7m	87.1m	96.1m	117.8m
`441`	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	83,544	-	-	202,032	154,785	82,100	878,765	621,600	1.9m
`46`	21.6m	8.8m	14.7m	32.2m	47.5m	28.7m	18.2m	13.2m	14.7m	19.7m	25.2m	18.4m	15.8m	12.2m	22.6m	22.1m	13.7m
`45`	40.9m	38.2m	24.3m	27.2m	27.2m	29.3m	28.4m	28.9m	38.9m	33.7m	38.6m	38.2m	39.1m	35.7m	41.0m	42.1m	39.6m
`450/3`	6.1m	4.4m	7.5m	4.4m	4.1m	8.0m	7.3m	5.0m	8.8m	4.8m	4.8m	4.8m	6.7m	6.0m	6.2m	8.9m	7.5m
`454/9`	34.8m	33.7m	16.8m	22.8m	23.1m	21.3m	21.2m	23.9m	30.1m	28.9m	33.7m	33.4m	32.4m	29.7m	34.8m	33.3m	32.1m
`47/48`	2.1m	8.6m	11.7m	8.8m	9.3m	12.1m	11.9m	12.4m	10.2m	3.8m	6.9m	13.2m	3.5m	2.7m	2.1m	1.6m	15.0m
`492/3`	7.6m	10.3m	33.4m	10.6m	19.6m	10.0m	7.5m	6.3m	16.0m	4.2m	4.8m	7.0m	2.9m	2.2m	3.9m	8.2m	7.0m
Income statement
`70/76A`	517.3m	254.1m	428.0m	724.6m	688.6m	599.3m	614.7m	641.5m	592.4m	492.1m	470.1m	480.9m	453.1m	390.4m	517.2m	514.5m	491.7m
`70`	490.6m	259.0m	411.4m	714.3m	640.3m	583.3m	608.7m	632.3m	581.3m	468.6m	459.8m	468.1m	433.2m	375.5m	526.1m	491.5m	473.3m
`71`	-11.8m	-21.1m	24,168	-11.6m	31.6m	1.5m	-7.2m	-5.1m	-5.2m	2.0m	-5.9m	-7.1m	6.2m	4.4m	-20.2m	11.8m	4.4m
`72`	15.7m	10.8m	11.1m	12.2m	7.0m	5.0m	4.0m	3.8m	4.9m	10.6m	7.6m	10.1m	3.4m	2.9m	2.1m	3.4m	7.7m
`74`	6.2m	5.1m	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
`76A`	16.6m	244,336	240,011	19,788	1.5m	183,306	39,088	33,562	28,541	273,705	233,817	909,298	664,196	6.3m	578,652	6.6m	242,640
`60/66A`	532.4m	314.4m	479.5m	727.2m	695.5m	597.3m	606.7m	636.7m	590.3m	491.5m	465.5m	482.5m	451.0m	397.0m	505.9m	507.6m	473.6m
`60`	362.4m	169.1m	304.5m	499.6m	475.5m	393.8m	399.4m	394.6m	358.7m	275.5m	255.0m	271.1m	247.5m	215.1m	286.4m	297.9m	268.3m
`600/8`	361.3m	180.2m	293.3m	490.7m	498.5m	398.0m	401.0m	389.3m	360.8m	279.7m	259.8m	270.7m	260.4m	205.4m	283.8m	286.4m	289.3m
`609`	1.1m	-11.1m	11.2m	8.8m	-23.0m	-4.2m	-1.7m	5.4m	-2.1m	-4.2m	-4.8m	365,262	-13.0m	9.7m	2.6m	11.4m	-21.0m
`61`	39.5m	27.2m	30.6m	45.8m	37.9m	33.1m	29.5m	38.2m	34.5m	33.7m	30.4m	34.1m	30.3m	30.0m	34.8m	34.2m	34.3m
`62`	128.7m	104.2m	120.2m	172.0m	168.5m	160.2m	166.6m	180.9m	181.3m	172.9m	169.6m	170.2m	163.7m	145.7m	179.2m	171.3m	165.8m
`630`	10.8m	10.3m	10.8m	10.1m	10.0m	9.7m	11.3m	10.5m	10.1m	8.4m	8.3m	6.5m	6.3m	6.4m	6.2m	5.7m	4.0m
`631/4`	-7.6m	5.2m	8.2m	-2.9m	4.2m	-158,924	-2.2m	1.2m	740,133	-252,803	-765,090	698,633	458,971	-1.4m	60,308	326,551	1.4m
`635/8`	-2.6m	-3.6m	-1.2m	-3.1m	-2.3m	-3.4m	-724,607	8.0m	1.5m	-805,792	-571,792	-2.3m	1.1m	-189,485	-2.7m	-3.7m	-1.6m
`640/8`	1.2m	2.0m	5.4m	5.6m	1.7m	4.1m	2.0m	3.2m	3.4m	2.0m	3.4m	2.1m	1.7m	1.3m	1.9m	1.8m	1.5m
`66A`	8,658	-	868,696	-	359	-	976,928	8.9m	-	-	-	54,346	-	749	-	2.6m	1.1m
`9901`	-15.1m	-60.3m	-51.4m	-2.6m	-6.9m	2.0m	7.9m	4.8m	2.1m	517,592	4.6m	-1.6m	2.1m	-6.6m	11.3m	6.9m	18.1m
`75/76B`	8.0m	6.5m	5.9m	5.8m	24.6m	10.7m	10.9m	6.7m	6.6m	4.4m	3.2m	4.0m	3.5m	10.1m	26.9m	17.2m	4.7m
`75`	8.0m	6.5m	5.9m	5.8m	9.3m	10.7m	10.9m	6.7m	6.6m	4.4m	3.2m	4.0m	3.5m	10.1m	26.9m	17.2m	4.7m
`750`	3.5m	-	-	375	3.6m	5.1m	5.1m	1.7m	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15.0m	-
`751`	4.2m	3.9m	4.5m	4.4m	4.4m	4.4m	4.2m	4.2m	4.9m	3.8m	3.0m	3.4m	2.9m	3.0m	1.3m	1.1m	3.8m
`752/9`	337,492	2.6m	1.5m	1.5m	1.4m	1.2m	1.6m	787,405	1.7m	563,538	244,738	644,587	572,890	7.1m	25.6m	1.1m	864,956
`76B`	-	-	-	-	15.2m	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
`65/66B`	11.8m	9.9m	10.2m	8.7m	19.2m	5.3m	5.2m	7.1m	5.6m	4.5m	5.7m	3.9m	3.0m	11.2m	24.3m	12.3m	9.4m
`65`	11.8m	9.9m	10.2m	8.7m	5.5m	5.3m	5.2m	7.1m	5.6m	4.5m	5.7m	3.9m	3.0m	11.2m	24.3m	12.3m	9.4m
`650`	7.8m	6.3m	5.2m	3.1m	2.1m	2.1m	2.1m	2.2m	2.8m	2.6m	2.1m	2.9m	2.1m	2.9m	7.2m	5.9m	4.3m
`651`	-	-	-	-	-7,283	-	-332,941	332,191	8,033	-	-	-	-	-	984,965	-	-
`652/9`	4.0m	3.6m	5.0m	5.6m	3.4m	3.2m	3.4m	4.6m	2.8m	1.9m	3.6m	955,126	957,041	8.3m	16.1m	6.4m	5.1m
`66B`	-	-	-	-	13.7m	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
`9903`	-18.9m	-63.7m	-55.7m	-5.5m	-1.4m	7.4m	13.7m	-4.5m	3.2m	616,087	2.3m	-643,910	3.2m	-1.5m	14.5m	15.8m	12.5m
`67/77`	-459,662	-312,990	-290,015	-218,211	-713,054	862,924	2.7m	134,338	106,948	16,982	107,352	68,821	-7,833	134,337	5.0m	1.3m	4.3m
`670/3`	18,230	15,771	15,104	340,603	-	1.0m	2.7m	134,399	126,948	20,061	107,612	69,046	226	147,120	5.0m	1.4m	4.3m
`77`	477,892	328,761	305,119	558,814	713,054	138,610	195	61	20,000	3,079	261	226	8,058	12,783	55,459	27,026	3,210
`9904`	-18.5m	-63.3m	-55.4m	-5.2m	-736,895	6.5m	11.0m	-4.6m	3.1m	599,105	2.2m	-712,730	3.3m	-1.5m	9.7m	14.6m	8.2m
`689`	-	-	-	116,173	112,983	114,137	117,092	114,628	113,294	112,372	110,363	106,497	125,877	121,750	123,629	118,550	116,878
`9905`	-18.5m	-63.3m	-55.4m	-5.4m	-849,878	6.4m	10.9m	-4.8m	2.9m	486,733	2.1m	-819,227	3.2m	-1.6m	9.5m	14.4m	8.1m
Appropriation of the result
`9906`	-124.6m	-106.1m	-42.8m	12.7m	18.0m	18.9m	12.5m	1.6m	6.3m	3.4m	2.9m	817,332	1.6m	-1.5m	10.1m	14.6m	8.1m
`14P`	-106.1m	-42.8m	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
`691/2`	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.5m	14.0m	8.0m
`6921`	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.5m	14.0m	8.0m
`694/7`	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	500,000	-	-
`694`	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	500,000	-	-
Social balance sheet
`9087`	2,535.8	2,763.6	3,049.4	3,256.7	3,253	3,328.4	3,513.5	3,754.3	3,742.2	3,666.8	3,708.2	3,755.4	3,692.7	3,874	4,056.5	4,067.9	4,135.9
Men (FTE)`1003`	2,289.4	2,489.9	2,756.4	2,956.9	2,958.2	3,017.7	3,188.7	3,404.4	3,382.2	3,298.8	3,332.9	-	-	-	-	-	-
Women (FTE)`1003`	246.4	273.7	293	299.8	294.8	310.7	324.8	349.9	360	368	375.3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Agency workers`1501`	3.2	0.4	4.9	39.2	40.2	14.6	13.2	28.3	45.1	6.9	18.4	22.3	2.5	3	47.7	41.5	40
Hours worked`1013`	2,952,868	2,304,030	2,952,042	4,667,913	4,751,267	4,621,087	4,933,288	5,451,770	5,501,256	5,264,441	5,385,512	5,620,938	5,414,393	4,736,750	6,154,189	6,178,009	6,111,631
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The accounts for 28 older financial years (1977-2005) were filed as documents without figures as data, scans for example.

The notes to these accounts have 107 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Source: Annual accounts 2022 (PDF), filed on 13-07-2023.

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Filings

each dot is a set of accounts, on the day it reached the National Bank

Financial year	Type	Filed	Reference	Document
31-12-2022	consolidated	17-07-2023	2023-00247598	PDF
31-12-2022	full format	13-07-2023	2023-00246897	PDF
31-12-2021	consolidated	07-07-2022	2022-20186543	PDF
31-12-2021	full format	07-07-2022	2022-20187543	PDF
31-12-2020	consolidated	02-07-2021	2021-32900526	PDF
31-12-2020	full format	02-07-2021	2021-32900446	PDF
31-12-2019	consolidated	08-07-2020	2020-29800515	PDF
31-12-2019	full format	08-07-2020	2020-29800504	PDF
31-12-2018	consolidated	27-06-2019	2019-28100052	PDF
31-12-2018	full format	27-06-2019	2019-28100282	PDF
31-12-2017	consolidated	28-06-2018	2018-27700294	PDF
31-12-2017	full format	28-06-2018	2018-26700542	PDF
31-12-2016	consolidated	03-07-2017	2017-28100490	PDF
31-12-2016	full format	03-07-2017	2017-28100397	PDF
31-12-2015	consolidated	30-06-2016	2016-27000117	PDF
31-12-2015	full format	30-06-2016	2016-27200408	PDF
31-12-2014	full format	28-07-2015	2015-35400068	PDF
31-12-2014	consolidated	27-07-2015	2015-34700116	PDF
31-12-2013	consolidated	15-07-2014	2014-30800265	PDF
31-12-2013	full format	15-07-2014	2014-30800261	PDF
31-12-2012	consolidated	11-07-2013	2013-30400121	PDF
31-12-2012	full format	10-07-2013	2013-30300547	PDF
31-12-2011	consolidated	11-07-2012	2012-28900375	PDF
31-12-2011	full format	11-07-2012	2012-28900359	PDF
31-12-2010	consolidated	15-07-2011	2011-30300393	PDF
31-12-2010	full format	12-07-2011	2011-28800021	PDF
31-12-2009	full format	17-08-2010	2010-42300593	PDF
31-12-2009	consolidated	15-07-2010	2010-32700358	PDF
31-12-2008	consolidated	14-07-2009	2009-44200029	PDF
31-12-2008	full format	08-07-2009	2009-41200123	PDF
31-12-2007	consolidated	09-07-2008	2008-40900360	PDF
31-12-2007	full format	09-07-2008	2008-40900361	PDF
31-12-2006	consolidated	12-07-2007	2007-41400218	PDF
31-12-2006	full format	12-07-2007	2007-41400186	PDF
31-12-2005	consolidated	13-07-2006	2006-44500191	PDF
31-12-2005	full format	13-07-2006	2006-46203029	PDF
31-12-2004	consolidated	14-07-2005	2005-46300285	PDF
31-12-2004	full format	14-07-2005	2005-48703733	PDF
31-12-2003	consolidated	21-10-2004	2004-73900274	PDF
31-12-2003	full format	21-10-2004	2004-74603626	PDF
31-12-2002	consolidated	10-07-2003	2003-39200266	PDF
31-12-2002	full format	10-07-2003	2003-43002011	PDF
31-12-2001	consolidated	08-07-2002	2002-34200146	PDF
31-12-2001	full format	08-07-2002	2002-35103795	PDF
30-12-2000	consolidated	05-07-2001	2001-33100130	PDF
30-12-2000	full format	05-07-2001	2001-34201483	PDF
30-12-1999	consolidated	05-07-2000	2000-33600111	PDF
30-12-1999	full format	05-07-2000	2000-37204994	PDF
30-12-1998	consolidated	14-07-1999	1999-33502742	PDF
30-12-1998	full format	14-07-1999	1999-33700041	PDF
30-12-1997	consolidated	13-07-1998	1998-32903882	PDF
30-12-1997	full format	13-07-1998	1998-32201141	PDF
30-12-1996	consolidated	15-07-1997	1997-30401464	PDF
30-12-1996	full format	15-07-1997	1997-30603086	PDF
30-12-1995	consolidated	15-07-1996	1996-32601779	PDF
30-12-1995	full format	15-07-1996	1996-34302065	PDF
30-12-1994	consolidated	13-07-1995	1995-39203163	PDF
30-12-1994	full format	13-07-1995	1995-39403766	PDF
30-12-1993	consolidated	13-07-1994	1994-29401395	PDF
30-12-1993	full format	13-07-1994	1994-29502956	PDF
30-12-1992	consolidated	14-07-1993	1993-26400510	PDF
30-12-1992	full format	14-07-1993	1993-26400486	PDF
30-09-1991	full format	10-04-1992	1992-04003798	PDF
30-09-1990	full format	11-04-1991	1991-03802141	PDF
30-09-1989	full format	29-03-1990	1990-02404500	PDF
30-09-1988	full format	31-03-1989	1989-02205349	PDF
30-09-1987	full format	24-03-1988	1988-01804305	PDF
30-09-1986	full format	30-03-1987	1987-04000818	PDF
30-09-1985	full format	09-04-1986	1986-04202409	PDF
30-09-1984	unclassified schema	08-05-1985	1985-03700500	PDF
30-09-1983	unclassified schema	09-04-1984	1984-01502451	PDF
30-12-1981	unclassified schema	14-07-1982	1982-09301612	PDF
30-12-1980	unclassified schema	09-07-1981	1981-08500453	PDF
30-12-1979	unclassified schema	04-07-1980	1980-07902254	PDF
30-12-1978	unclassified schema	10-07-1979	1979-08401221	PDF
30-12-1977	unclassified schema	17-07-1978	1978-06001216	PDF

Subsidies and aid

Flemish government 2022 to 2025, 9 entries, €549,289 awarded, €549,289 paid

Vlaams opleidingsverlof (VOV)

€405,383

Vlaamse ondersteuningspremie (VOP) voor werkgevers (uitdovend stelsel)

€130,308

Individueel Maatwerk

€13,598

Year	Entries	Awarded	Paid
2025	2	€8,829	€8,829
2024	3	€92,857	€92,857
2023	2	€274,743	€274,743
2022	2	€172,860	€172,860

European Union 2022, 4 entries, €37,499 in total

Horizon Europe

€37,499

European research 4 projects, 2 as coordinator, €559,150 EU contribution

Seventh Framework Programme

€559,150

Horizon Europe

1×

Projects

Environmentally Friendly, Efficient Electric MotionSeventh Framework Programme, coordinator, 01-01-2015 to 31-12-2022, €288,458, 3EMOTION
Cities speeding up the integration of hydrogen buses in public fleetsSeventh Framework Programme, coordinator, 01-01-2012 to 31-12-2019, €186,188, HIGH V.LO-CITY
European Hydrogen Transit Buses in ScotlandSeventh Framework Programme, participant, 01-01-2013 to 31-12-2018, €84,504, HYTRANSIT
Sustainable Development of a Safe and Biobased Antimicrobial, Antifungal and Antiviral Nanocoating PlatformHorizon Europe, participant, 01-09-2022 to 31-08-2026, Triple-A-COAT

Key figures and ratios

per financial year, computed from the annual accounts

2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
-4.3m	-50.0m	-40.6m	7.5m	3.2m	11.7m	19.2m	15.3m	12.3m	9.0m	12.9m	4.9m	8.4m	-166,821	17.5m	12.6m	22.0m
-7.7m	-53.1m	-44.6m	4.9m	9.3m	16.3m	22.3m	5.9m	13.2m	9.0m	10.5m	5.8m	9.6m	4.9m	15.9m	20.2m	12.1m
18.5m	12.4m	14.2m	17.1m	15.2m	8.7m	7.5m	5.7m	6.9m	12.0m	10.1m	14.0m	6.3m	3.6m	5.2m	10.7m	14.2m
1.2m	-16.7m	-16.6m	32.1m	-7.4m	-2.7m	-3.6m	17.2m	-2.8m	-50,140	-3.8m	381,648	4.5m	404,314	-785,052	-1.2m	-
95.9m	127.0m	178.1m	215.5m	203.0m	206.1m	204.3m	193.1m	130.8m	115.0m	107.2m	107.3m	114.7m	105.9m	109.2m	110.1m	109.2m
-3.1%	-23.3%	-12.5%	-0.4%	-1.1%	0.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.4%	0.1%	1.0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-1.8%	2.1%	1.4%	3.8%
5.0%	9.1%	22.2%	29.3%	32.7%	37.8%	34.9%	31.8%	32.9%	31.9%	34.5%	33.7%	34.0%	35.9%	33.7%	30.0%	27.5%
1.35	1.63	1.88	1.86	1.87	2.22	2.10	1.95	1.52	1.43	1.44	1.43	1.47	1.47	1.44	1.41	1.42
0.79	0.84	1.02	1.09	0.97	1.28	1.28	1.17	0.85	0.79	0.76	0.76	0.76	0.78	0.79	0.73	0.72
18.32	9.55	3.30	2.28	1.90	1.48	1.67	1.94	1.88	1.99	1.75	1.81	1.77	1.62	1.80	2.13	2.38
-81.8%	-175.7%	-55.8%	-3.4%	-0.5%	4.1%	7.1%	-3.2%	2.1%	0.4%	1.5%	-0.5%	2.3%	-1.1%	6.8%	11.0%	6.9%
-4.1%	-15.9%	-12.4%	-1.0%	-0.2%	1.5%	2.5%	-1.0%	0.7%	0.1%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	2.3%	3.3%	1.9%
-0.55	-7.95	-7.79	2.42	1.52	5.70	9.31	7.08	4.46	3.44	6.13	1.67	4.02	-0.06	2.44	2.13	5.12
61 days	76 days	69 days	62 days	58 days	58 days	67 days	63 days	66 days	82 days	72 days	79 days	87 days	90 days	78 days	75 days	76 days
103 days	125 days	67 days	85 days	96 days	81 days	105 days	117 days	109 days	123 days	120 days	129 days	121 days	137 days	100 days	106 days	144 days

A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. Cash flow is therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement. Investment is the acquisitions in the notes and, without them, the balance-sheet move.

Social balance sheet

Item	31-12-2022	31-12-2021
Employees at the balance-sheet date	2,589	2,782
full-time	2,075	2,286
part-time	514	496
in full-time equivalents	2,464.8	2,664.3
	2,535.8	2,763.6
On a permanent contract	2,571	2,772
Joined	79	32
Left	272	307
Agency workers, average number	3.2	0.4
Training hours	75,401	41,422

Source: social balance sheet in the 2021 to 2022 annual accounts

Overdue debts

tax and social security

Item	2022	2021
Overdue social security (RSZ) debts	€22.2m	-

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2022 annual accounts (statement of debts)

Securities and guarantees

on own assets and for others

Item	2022	2021
Debts secured on the company's own assets	€228.2m	€211.1m
Debts guaranteed by Belgian public bodies	€65.7m	€40.7m
Mortgages, amount registered	€44.5m	€44.5m
	€36.0m	€36.0m
Carrying value of the mortgaged assets	€4.9m	€5.1m
	€232.0m	€232.0m
Pledge on other assets, amount secured	€352.8m	€352.8m
Carrying value of the other pledged assets	€146.4m	€138.1m

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2022 annual accounts (statement of debts and off-balance-sheet rights and commitments)

Investments

fixed assets acquired

Item	2022	2021
Tangible fixed assets	€4.4m	€2.7m
Intangible fixed assets	€14.2m	€9.7m
	€10.8m	€10.3m

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2022 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)

Auditor

fees

The auditor is Ernst et Young Reviseurs d'Entreprises.

Item	2022	2021
Fee for the audit	€117,000	€93,340
Other work by the auditor	€14,000	€6,500
Work by persons linked to the auditor	€23,772	€19,377

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2022 annual accounts (relations with the auditor)

Insights on Van Hool

The operating result for 2022 is a loss of €15.1m, smaller than the loss of €60.3m in 2021.

Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 86.6% to 91.8%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.

Board & ownership

Curators

the curators have managed the company since 08-04-2024

Kris Van den Berghen

Curator, Frederik De Merode- Straat 94-96, 2800 Mechelen

Also on 26 other cases

Jeroen Pinoy

Curator, Cellebroedersstraat 13, 2800 Mechelen

Also on 204 other cases

Elke Van Weerdt

Curator, Temsesteenweg 2, 2880 Bornem

Also on 77 other cases

Philippe Van der Heyden

Curator, Neetweg 24, 2220 Heist-Op-Den-Berg

Also on 71 other cases

Last board

6 directors, 1 auditor, last change in 2023

PETER RAMAUT BV

Director, permanent representative Peter Ramaut

appointed by deed of 14-11-2018

also on the board of 2 other companies

1 other company bankrupt

CLEMENT DE MEERSMAN BV

Director, permanent representative Clement De Meersman

appointed by deed of 01-07-2019

also on the board of 1 other company

1 other company bankrupt

FiVH Management BV

Director, permanent representative Filip Van Hool

in office according to the deed of 27-07-2023 6-year term from 2023

Frank Van Hool

Director

in office according to the deed of 27-07-2023 6-year term from 2023

Jan Van Hool

Director

in office according to the deed of 27-07-2023 6-year term from 2023

Manax BV

Director, permanent representative Christian Luyten

in office according to the deed of 27-07-2023 6-year term from 2023

Ernst et Young Reviseurs d'Entreprises

Statutory auditor, permanent representative Daniel Wuyts

appointed by deed of 01-07-2019

Permanent representatives 4

Peter Ramaut

Permanent representative, for PETER RAMAUT BV

appointed by deed of 14-11-2018

1 other company bankrupt

Clement De Meersman

Permanent representative, for CLEMENT DE MEERSMAN BV

appointed by deed of 01-07-2019

1 other company bankrupt

Christian Luyten

Permanent representative, for Manax BV

in office according to the deed of 27-07-2023

Filip Van Hool

Permanent representative, for FiVH Management BV

in office according to the deed of 27-07-2023

Office holders in the KBO →

Mandates through the years

11 names, the dashed line is today

FiVH Management BV
Director

Frank Van Hool
Director

Jan Van Hool
Director

Manax BV
Director

PETER RAMAUT BV
Director

CLEMENT DE MEERSMAN BV
Director

Ernst et Young Reviseurs d'Entreprises
Statutory auditor

EENBEEK
Director

Bee Capital BVBA
Director

Clement De Meersman
Director

Zeydon NV
Director

BoardEarliermandate already running before its first mentionBankruptcy 08-04-2024

Mandates as a list

FiVH Management BV
- Director, from 01-06-2017, until the bankruptcy of 08-04-2024
Frank Van Hool
- Director, from 15-06-2017, until the bankruptcy of 08-04-2024
Jan Van Hool
- Director, from 15-06-2017, until the bankruptcy of 08-04-2024
Manax BV
- Director, from 15-06-2018, until the bankruptcy of 08-04-2024
PETER RAMAUT BV
- Director, appointed by deed of 14-11-2018, until the bankruptcy of 08-04-2024
CLEMENT DE MEERSMAN BV
- Director, appointed by deed of 01-07-2019, until the bankruptcy of 08-04-2024
Ernst et Young Reviseurs d'Entreprises
- Statutory auditor, from 17-06-2019, until the bankruptcy of 08-04-2024
EENBEEK
- Director, appointed by deed of 14-11-2018, until 11-05-2023
Bee Capital BVBA
- Director, appointed by deed of 01-07-2019, until 06-07-2020
Clement De Meersman
- Director, from before 23-10-2018 to 01-07-2019
Zeydon NV
- Director, until 09-05-2019
- Director, until 01-07-2019

See the board, name and registered office on a given date →

Control

Parent

Immoroc

Equity €53.6m

Loss €13.3m in 2022

Checked score 24

bankrupt on 08-04-2024

Source: accounts Immoroc 2022

99.25%

This company

Van Hool

Equity €22.6m

Loss €18.5m in 2022

Capital

Capital: €25,000,000
Shares: 66,666
Contribution per share: €375
Equity per share: €339 in 2022
Source: 2022 annual accounts

Owners through the years

as the annual accounts name them

Immoroc

99.25%

HOOGVELD

29.6% until 2008

Owners as a list

Immoroc
HOOGVELD
- 2007: 30%
- 2008: 29.6%

Source: parent in its own accounts, lists of holdings in the owners' accounts

The directors' other companies

2 last directors with another company that went bankrupt, was dissolved or struck off

Clement De Meersman BV

1 other company of this director went bankrupt (2024).

Immoroc bankruptcy on 08-04-2024Official Gazette

PETER RAMAUT BV

1 other company of this director went bankrupt (2024).

Immoroc bankruptcy on 08-04-2024Official Gazette

Source: Belgian Official Gazette (bankruptcies, judicial dissolutions, board mandates), FPS Economy (strike-offs) and the KBO register. A bankruptcy, dissolution or strike-off says nothing about the director's part in it.

Network & group

Holdings

own 2022 accounts, the bar shows equity in euros

This companyVan Hool7 holdings, 6 countries 2022 accounts

Europe 5 Equity Result

FR Van Hool France SAS €10.0m result -€6,669
NL Van Hool Nederland BV €4.3m result €30,852
AT Van Hool Österreich GMBH €35,635 result €394
GB Van Hool (U.K.) Limited99.99% GBP 878,062 result GBP 42,390
PL Van Hool Polska Sp. z o.o. PLN 65,161 result PLN 19,934

North America 2 Equity Result

US ABC Bus Companies Inc and Subsidiaries38.13% USD 58.9m result -USD 9.2m
US Van Hool US Holding Inc -USD 855 result -USD 255

Source: list of holdings in its own 2022 accounts. The amounts are in that list and come from the holdings' accounts at 31-12-2021, in their own currency.

Part of the group Immoroc Group, risk and exposure

Parent

Immoroc

0404.027.764 · 99.25% of the shares · equity €53.6m · loss €13.3m (2022)

bankrupt on 08-04-2024Checked score 24

At the same address

Bernard Van Hoolstraat 58, 2500 Lier · 4 other companies

VDL Bus Koningshooikt registered office since 02-05-2024 · founded in 2024	183 FTE (2025) 1009.027.652
VDL Parts Belgium registered office since 02-05-2024 · founded in 2024	21 FTE (2025) 1009.015.477
VDL Holding Belgium establishment since 14-09-1999 · founded in 1999	9.5 FTE (2025) 0465.057.293
VDL Defentec Belgium registered office since 14-07-2026	founded in 2026 1039.828.518

Earlier ties

LAMIFIL via PETER RAMAUT BV, no longer at LAMIFIL · Director · deed of 08-05-2019 founded in 1981	224 FTE (2025)
VANHOUT via EENBEEK, at Van Hool until 2023 · Director · deed of 16-12-2011 founded in 1989 · group BESIX Group	145 FTE (2025)
Lano via CLEMENT DE MEERSMAN, no longer at Lano · Director · deed of 18-06-2013 founded in 1947 · group BELGOTEX INTERNATIONAL	360 FTE (2025)
FLOREAC via EENBEEK, at Van Hool until 2023 · Director · deed of 23-04-2021 founded in 1981 · group Floré	79 FTE (2025)
Floré via EENBEEK, at Van Hool until 2023 · Managing director · deed of 03-09-2024 founded in 1972	turnover €814,609 (2025)
Spiromatic via PETER RAMAUT BV, no longer at Spiromatic · Director · deed of 28-11-2022 founded in 1986	102 FTE (2025)

Show 7 more earlier ties

COMETAL via EENBEEK, at Van Hool until 2023 · Director · deed of 18-02-2020 founded in 1985	27 FTE (2025)
Breewel België via EENBEEK, at Van Hool until 2023 · Director · deed of 30-01-2020 founded in 1989	8.3 FTE (2025)
LoDc via EENBEEK, at Van Hool until 2023 · Director · deed of 14-01-2021 founded in 2021 · group Floré	total assets €1.6m (2025)
CLEMENT DE MEERSMAN via Clement De Meersman, no longer at CLEMENT DE MEERSMAN · Permanent representative · deed of 04-01-2019 founded in 2002	total assets €1.3m (2025)
MF Hold via EENBEEK, at Van Hool until 2023 · Director · deed of 03-09-2019 No longer active	total assets €29.1m (2025)
HORTIBREED via EENBEEK, at Van Hool until 2023 · Director · deed of 24-10-2018 No longer active	1 FTE (2024)
Bee online via Bee Capital, at Van Hool until 2020 · Director (not named in the articles) · deed of 29-10-2020 No longer active	total assets €9,834 (2024)

Holdings and subsidiaries

7 holdings

Share, source and own figures per holding (7)

Source for every holding own accounts 2022

Van Hool France SASFRsubsidiary
Equity €10.0mResult -€6,669

100%
Van Hool Nederland BVNLsubsidiary
Equity €4.3mResult €30,852

100%
Van Hool Polska Sp. z o.o.PLsubsidiary
Equity PLN 65,161Result PLN 19,934

100%
Van Hool US Holding IncUSsubsidiary
Equity -USD 855Result -USD 255

100%
Van Hool Österreich GMBHATsubsidiary
Equity €35,635Result €394

100%
Van Hool (U.K.) LimitedGBsubsidiary
Equity GBP 878,062Result GBP 42,390

99.99%
ABC Bus Companies Inc and SubsidiariesUS
Equity USD 58.9mResult -USD 9.2m

38.13%

Holdings through the years 2006 to 2022

Holdings through the years
Name	2006	2007	2008	2009	2013	2014	2015	2016	2018	2019	2021	2022
Van Hool France SASFR 2007 to 2022: 100%		100%
Van Hool Nederland BVNL 2006 to 2022: 100%	100%
Van Hool Polska Sp. z o.o.PL 2019 to 2022: 100%										100%
Van Hool US Holding IncUS 2019 to 2022: 100%										100%
Van Hool Österreich GMBHAT 2019 to 2022: 100%										100%
Van Hool (U.K.) LimitedGB 2021 to 2022: 99.99%											99.99%
ABC Bus Companies Inc and SubsidiariesUS 2006: 33% 2007: 33.34% 2008: 33.74% 2009 to 2012: 35.2% 2018 to 2021: 37.75% 2022: 38.13%	33%	33.34%	33.74%	35.2%					37.75%			38.13%
Van Hool UK LtdGB 2019 to 2020: 99.99%										99.99%
Van Hool UKGB 2016 to 2018: 99.99%								99.99%
EOS COACH MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2006: 100% 2007 to 2017: 99.99%	100%	99.99%
ABC Bus Comanies Inc and SubsidiariesUS 2013: 35.32% 2014: 37.72% 2015 to 2017: 37.75%					35.32%	37.72%	37.75%
Van Hool France SAFR 2006: 100%	100%

Source: list of holdings in its own accounts

Control of UK companies

1 UK company

VAN HOOL (U.K.) LIMITED

75 to 100% of the shares, 75 to 100% of the voting rights, right to appoint and remove directors

UK company 01540383 · in liquidation · notified on 24-05-2016

Source: Companies House (VK), Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Connections & network

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Timeline

103 events since 1954

Board

Capital

Filings

Financial

Permits

Establishments

Insolvency

Address

Other

195519601965197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025

2026

14-07-2026

VDL Defentec Belgium at this address Registered office

2025

13-05-2025

Internal security service licence withdrawn GazetteDecision of 13-05-2025, published on 19-05-2025

2024

02-05-2024

VDL Bus Koningshooikt and VDL Parts Belgium at this address Registered office

12-04-2024

Bankruptcy published Enterprise Court of Antwerp, Mechelen division · judgment of 08-04-2024

22-03-2024

Judicial reorganisation opened Enterprise Court of Antwerp · amicable agreement · judgment of 19-03-2024

19-02-2024

Internal security service licence renewed GazetteDecision of 19-02-2024, published on 18-03-2024

2023

27-07-2023

4 directors reappointedFrank Van Hool, FiVH Management BV, Jan Van Hool and Manax BV · Permanent representatives: Filip Van Hool and Christian Luyten · General meeting of 27-06-20237 points ▸

General meeting, 27-06-2023
Director reappointment, Frank Van Hool
Director reappointment, FiVH Management BV
Director reappointment, Jan Van Hool
Director reappointment, Manax BV
Permanent representative, Filip Van Hool
Permanent representative, Christian Luyten

Open the deed in the Belgian Official Gazette

17-07-2023

Consolidated accounts 2022 filed PDF

13-07-2023

Annual accounts 2022 filed PDFfull format · 18 days before the deadline

01-06-2023

1 director resigningEENBEEK BV · Permanent representatives: Werner Krott and Filip Van Hool · Board meeting of 17-05-20234 points ▸

Board meeting, 17-05-2023
Director resignation, EENBEEK BV
Permanent representative, Werner Krott
Permanent representative, Filip Van Hool

Open the deed in the Belgian Official Gazette

2022

07-07-2022

Consolidated accounts 2021 filed PDF

07-07-2022

Annual accounts 2021 filed PDFfull format · 24 days before the deadline

06-07-2022

3 directors reappointed, 1 statutory auditor reappointedClement De Meersman BV, EENBEEK BV, PETER RAMAUT BV and EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor) · Permanent representatives: Clement De Meersman, Werner Krott, Peter Ramaut and Daniel Wuyts · General meeting of 16-06-20229 points ▸

General meeting, 16-06-2022
Director reappointment, Clement De Meersman BV
Director reappointment, EENBEEK BV
Director reappointment, PETER RAMAUT BV
Permanent representative, Clement De Meersman
Permanent representative, Werner Krott
Permanent representative, Peter Ramaut
Auditor reappointment, EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative, Daniel Wuyts

Open the deed in the Belgian Official Gazette

2021

31-12-2021

Weakest financial year net -€63.3m The net result drops to -€63.3m, the lowest from 2006 to 2022.

02-07-2021

Consolidated accounts 2020 filed PDF

02-07-2021

Annual accounts 2020 filed PDFfull format · 29 days before the deadline

28-06-2021

Environmental permit granted OmgevingsloketNieuwe publiciteitsinrichting (met inbegrip van vernieuwen van een bestaande vergunning) · Lier

18-03-2021

Amendment of the articlesGeneral meeting of 05-03-20211 point ▸

General meeting, 05-03-2021
The deed holds 2 more points.

Open the deed in the Belgian Official Gazette

13-01-2021

Resignation: Bee Capital BV (director)Permanent representative: Ben Van Hool2 points ▸

Director resignation, Bee Capital BV
Permanent representative, Ben Van Hool

Open the deed in the Belgian Official Gazette

2020

08-07-2020

Consolidated accounts 2019 filed PDF

08-07-2020

Annual accounts 2019 filed PDFfull format · 23 days before the deadline

02-04-2020

Environmental permit granted OmgevingsloketBouwen of herbouwen, Nieuwbouw of aanleggen, Slopen of verwijderen · Provincie Antwerpen

2019

01-07-2019

2 directors appointed, 2 resignations, 1 statutory auditor reappointedResignations: Clement De Meersman and Zeydon NV · Appointments: Clement De Meersman BVBA and Bee Capital BVBA · Permanent representatives: Clement De Meersman, Ben Van Hool, Daniel Wuyts and Filip Van Hool · General meeting of 17-06-201912 points ▸

General meeting, 17-06-2019
Board meeting, 13-12-2018
Director resignation, Clement De Meersman
Director appointment, Clement De Meersman BVBA, mentioned twice in the deed
Permanent representative, Clement De Meersman
Board meeting, 09-05-2019
Director resignation, Zeydon NV
Permanent representative, Ben Van Hool, mentioned twice in the deed
Director appointment, Bee Capital BVBA, mentioned twice in the deed
Auditor reappointment, Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren BV CVBA (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative, Daniel Wuyts
Permanent representative, Filip Van Hool

Open the deed in the Belgian Official Gazette

27-06-2019

Consolidated accounts 2018 filed PDF

27-06-2019

Annual accounts 2018 filed PDFfull format · 34 days before the deadline

27-05-2019

1 director appointed, 1 resignationResignation: Zeydon NV · Permanent representatives: Ben Van Hool and Filip Van Hool · Appointment: Bee Capital BVBA · Board meeting of 09-05-20195 points ▸

Board meeting, 09-05-2019
Director resignation, Zeydon NV
Permanent representative, Ben Van Hool, mentioned twice in the deed
Director appointment, Bee Capital BVBA
Permanent representative, Filip Van Hool

Open the deed in the Belgian Official Gazette

04-01-2019

1 director appointed, 1 resignationResignation: Clement De Meersman · Appointment: CLEMENT DE MEERSMAN BVBA · Permanent representatives: Clement De Meersman and Filip Van Hool · Board meeting of 13-12-20185 points ▸

Board meeting, 13-12-2018
Director resignation, Clement De Meersman
Director appointment, CLEMENT DE MEERSMAN BVBA
Permanent representative, Clement De Meersman
Permanent representative, Filip Van Hool

Open the deed in the Belgian Official Gazette

2018

14-11-2018

3 directors appointedEENBEEK BVBA, PETER RAMAUT BVBA and Clement De Meersman · Permanent representatives: Werner Krott, Peter Ramaut and Filip Van Hool · General meeting of 23-10-20187 points ▸

General meeting, 23-10-2018
Director appointment, EENBEEK BVBA
Permanent representative, Werner Krott
Director appointment, PETER RAMAUT BVBA
Permanent representative, Peter Ramaut
Permanent representative, Filip Van Hool
Director appointment, Clement De Meersman

Open the deed in the Belgian Official Gazette

28-06-2018

Consolidated accounts 2017 filed PDF

28-06-2018

Annual accounts 2017 filed PDFfull format · 33 days before the deadline

2017

03-07-2017

Consolidated accounts 2016 filed PDF

03-07-2017

Annual accounts 2016 filed PDFfull format · 28 days before the deadline

2016

31-12-2016

Back to profit net €11.0m The net result is €11.0m, after one loss-making year.

30-06-2016

Consolidated accounts 2015 filed PDF

30-06-2016

Annual accounts 2015 filed PDFfull format · 31 days before the deadline

2015

28-07-2015

Annual accounts 2014 filed PDFfull format · 3 days before the deadline

27-07-2015

Consolidated accounts 2014 filed PDF

02-07-2015

Deed on capital and restructuring Capital €25,000,000, annual accounts 2015

2014

28-07-2014

Internal security service licence renewed GazetteDecision of 28-07-2014, published on 30-10-2014

15-07-2014

Consolidated accounts 2013 filed PDF

15-07-2014

Annual accounts 2013 filed PDFfull format · 16 days before the deadline

2013

11-07-2013

Consolidated accounts 2012 filed PDF

10-07-2013

Annual accounts 2012 filed PDFfull format · 21 days before the deadline

2012

31-12-2012

Back to profit net €2.2m The net result is €2.2m, after one loss-making year.

11-07-2012

Consolidated accounts 2011 filed PDF

11-07-2012

Annual accounts 2011 filed PDFfull format · 20 days before the deadline

2011

15-07-2011

Consolidated accounts 2010 filed PDF

12-07-2011

Annual accounts 2010 filed PDFfull format · 19 days before the deadline

2010

31-12-2010

Back to profit net €3.3m The net result is €3.3m, after one loss-making year.

17-08-2010

Annual accounts 2009 filed PDFfull format · 17 days late

15-07-2010

Consolidated accounts 2009 filed PDF

2009

14-07-2009

Consolidated accounts 2008 filed PDF

08-07-2009

Annual accounts 2008 filed PDFfull format · 23 days before the deadline

2008

09-07-2008

Consolidated accounts 2007 filed PDF

09-07-2008

Annual accounts 2007 filed PDFfull format · 22 days before the deadline

2007

31-12-2007

Highest result from 2006 to 2022 net €14.6m ▲77.9% The net result of €14.6m is the highest of those years.

12-07-2007

Consolidated accounts 2006 filed PDF

12-07-2007

Annual accounts 2006 filed PDFfull format · 19 days before the deadline

2006

13-07-2006

Consolidated accounts 2005 filed PDF

13-07-2006

Annual accounts 2005 filed PDFfull format

2005

14-07-2005

Consolidated accounts 2004 filed PDF

14-07-2005

Annual accounts 2004 filed PDFfull format

2004

21-10-2004

Consolidated accounts 2003 filed PDF

21-10-2004

Annual accounts 2003 filed PDFfull format

2003

10-07-2003

Consolidated accounts 2002 filed PDF

10-07-2003

Annual accounts 2002 filed PDFfull format

2002

08-07-2002

Consolidated accounts 2001 filed PDF

08-07-2002

Annual accounts 2001 filed PDFfull format

2001

05-07-2001

Consolidated accounts 2000 filed PDF

05-07-2001

Annual accounts 2000 filed PDFfull format

2000

05-07-2000

Consolidated accounts 1999 filed PDF

05-07-2000

Annual accounts 1999 filed PDFfull format

1999

14-07-1999

Consolidated accounts 1998 filed PDF

14-07-1999

Annual accounts 1998 filed PDFfull format

1998

13-07-1998

Consolidated accounts 1997 filed PDF

13-07-1998

Annual accounts 1997 filed PDFfull format

1997

15-07-1997

Consolidated accounts 1996 filed PDF

15-07-1997

Annual accounts 1996 filed PDFfull format

1996

15-07-1996

Consolidated accounts 1995 filed PDF

15-07-1996

Annual accounts 1995 filed PDFfull format

1995

13-07-1995

Consolidated accounts 1994 filed PDF

13-07-1995

Annual accounts 1994 filed PDFfull format

1994

13-07-1994

Consolidated accounts 1993 filed PDF

13-07-1994

Annual accounts 1993 filed PDFfull format

1993

14-07-1993

Consolidated accounts 1992 filed PDF

14-07-1993

Annual accounts 1992 filed PDFfull format

1992

10-04-1992

Annual accounts 1991 filed PDFfull format

1991

11-04-1991

Annual accounts 1990 filed PDFfull format

1990

29-03-1990

Annual accounts 1989 filed PDFfull format

1989

31-03-1989

Annual accounts 1988 filed PDFfull format

1988

24-03-1988

Annual accounts 1987 filed PDFfull format

1987

30-03-1987

Annual accounts 1986 filed PDFfull format

1986

09-04-1986

Annual accounts 1985 filed PDFfull format

1985

08-05-1985

Annual accounts 1984 filed PDFunclassified schema

1984

09-04-1984

Annual accounts 1983 filed PDFunclassified schema

1982

14-07-1982

Annual accounts 1981 filed PDFunclassified schema

1981

09-07-1981

Annual accounts 1980 filed PDFunclassified schema

1980

04-07-1980

Annual accounts 1979 filed PDFunclassified schema

1979

10-07-1979

Annual accounts 1978 filed PDFunclassified schema

1978

17-07-1978

Annual accounts 1977 filed PDFunclassified schema

1967

01-12-1967

New establishment in Lier Bernard Van Hoolstraat 58

1954

26-08-1954

Incorporation KBO

01-08-1954

First establishment Bernard Van Hoolstraat 61, Lier

Financial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.

Sources: Publications in the Belgian Official Gazette Filings with the National Bank

History

Van Hool was incorporated on 26 August 1954.¹ Turnover fell from €640.3m in 2018 to €490.6m in 2022 and headcount from 3,253 to 2,536 full-time equivalents.² On 8 April 2024 the company was declared bankrupt.³

Company details

Identity

Enterprise number: 0404.060.032
VAT number: BE 0404.060.032
LEI code: 549300TRHV6F6IE14H93 no longer live in the LEI register
Legal form: Public limited company
Status: In bankruptcy, since 08-04-2024
Founded: 26-08-1954
Financial year: ends on 31 December
Website: www.vanhool.com
Peppol: Not found in the Peppol Directory
Name: Van Hool in Dutch
Entity type: Legal entity

Activities

NACEBEL 2025

29100 Manufacture of motor vehicles main activity

46713 Wholesale trade

47811 Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)

95311 General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)

Joint committees annual accounts 2022

JC 111 Metal, mechanical and electrical engineering

JC 209 White-collar workers in metal manufacturing

Codes under NACEBEL 2008

29100 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers main activity

45113

45194

45201

Codes under NACEBEL 2003

34100 main activity

50104

50200

Registered office and establishments

2 establishments

Establishment	Since	Unit number
Bernard Van Hoolstraat 61 2500 Lier	01-08-1954	2.004.639.315
Bernard Van Hoolstraat 58 registered office 2500 Lier	01-12-1967	2.004.639.216

Buildings and parcels at the addresses

Ground area: 28.0 ha
Buildings: 10.7 ha
Volume, LiDAR: 926,941 m³
Tallest building: 20.7 m

Buildings to scale, each on its own parcel

Environmental permits

3 applications in Flanders since 2019 · 2 granted

28-06-2021	Granted	Nieuwe publiciteitsinrichting (met inbegrip van vernieuwen van een bestaande vergunning) submitted 02-04-2021 · project 2021056716	Lier
02-04-2020	Granted	Bouwen of herbouwen; Nieuwbouw of aanleggen; Slopen of verwijderen submitted 03-12-2019 · project 2019121089	Provincie Antwerpen
18-09-2019	Discontinued	Bouwen of herbouwen; Nieuwbouw of aanleggen submitted 29-08-2019 · project 2019087740	Provincie Antwerpen

Source: Omgevingsloket Vlaanderen.

registered office establishment All 2 establishment units on the map

5 companies at this address See who is registered here

Parcels

Cadastral parcel	Area	Buildings	Height / floors
12019B0438/00E004	17.8 ha	1 · 10.7 ha	20.7 m · 3
12019B0185/00R004	10.3 ha	1 · 815 m²	9.8 m · 2

Recognitions

Internal security service licence withdrawn on 13-05-2025 · Belgian Official Gazette

Dual-learning approval

7 ended

Hoeknaadlasser (so)

ended · 2019 to 2024

Hoeknaadlasser duaal (so)

ended · 2019 to 2024

Plaatlasser (so)

ended · 2019 to 2024

Lassen-constructie duaal (so)

ended · 2018 to 2023

Lasser MIG/MAG (so)

ended · 2017 to 2022

Magazijnmedewerker (so)

ended · 2017 to 2022

Voorbewerker carrosserie (so)

ended · 2017 to 2022

Licences in the Official Gazette

3 publications

Internal security service licence

Withdrawn · decision 13-05-2025 · published on 19-05-2025 · Official Gazette

Internal security service licence

Renewed · decision 19-02-2024 · published on 18-03-2024 · Official Gazette

Statische bewaking van roerende of onroerende goederen; Toezicht op en controle van personen met het oog op het verzekeren van de veiligheid op al dan niet voor ...

Internal security service licencenumber 18.1181.09

Renewed · decision 28-07-2014 · published on 30-10-2014 · Official Gazette

Contact

E-mail info@vanhool.com

Phone +32 3 420 20 20

Overview

Information for creditors

Lifetime

Key points

Equity

Losses

Debts

Staff

Final months

At the same address

Board and ownership

Recent changes

Official details

Annual accounts 2022

Insights on Van Hool

Financials

Annual accounts 2022

Money flows

Balance sheet

Change in equityin €m

Change in cashin €m

Position in the sector

Solvency5.0%

Current ratio1.35

Return on assets-4.1%

Staff

Men and women10% women

Staff cost per FTE€50,758

Joined and left-193 people

Filed annual accounts

Filings

Subsidies and aid

Flemish government 2022 to 2025, 9 entries, €549,289 awarded, €549,289 paid

European Union 2022, 4 entries, €37,499 in total

European research 4 projects, 2 as coordinator, €559,150 EU contribution

Projects

Key figures and ratios

Social balance sheet

Overdue debts

Securities and guarantees

Investments

Auditor

Insights on Van Hool

Board & ownership

Curators

Last board

Mandates through the years

Control

Capital

Owners through the years

The directors' other companies

Network & group

Holdings

Europe 5 Equity Result

North America 2 Equity Result

Parent

At the same address

Earlier ties

Holdings and subsidiaries

Holdings 7

Control of UK companies

Connections & network

Timeline

Timeline

History

Company details

Identity

Activities

Registered office and establishments

Buildings and parcels at the addresses

Environmental permits

Location

Parcels

Recognitions

Dual-learning approval

Licences in the Official Gazette

Contact

in €m

in €m

5.0%

1.35

-4.1%

€50,758

-193 people